Neighbourhood Sergeant Katie Maun, PCC Mark Shelford and ACC Jon Reilly officially open the station and welcome staff to their new base.
A new police station has opened in Wincanton in a building that was previously a Lloyds Bank. People in the Diocese of Bath and Wells are being asked who they’d like to see as their new Bishop. More people in Somerset are needed to sign up as foster carers. Supermarket chain Aldi has announced plans to open a new store in Chard. There’s been a disappointment for local music fans...and more.
A new police station has opened in Wincanton in a building that was previously a Lloyds Bank. Neighbourhood Sergeant for Wincanton, Katie Maun, said having a base in the town centre in Market Place had made it easier for her team of officers to engage with the local community.
People in the Diocese of Bath and Wells are being asked who they’d like to see as their new Bishop. Bishop Peter Hancock formally retired last month triggering a recruitment process that'll take over a year. A questionnaire is asking people what qualities they think are most important in the role.
More people in Somerset are needed to sign up as foster carers. The latest figures from the Fostering Network show that nationally 9,000 foster families are urgently needed. Somerset couple, Trevor St Hilaire and his wife Helen have fostered 9 children in the past 4 years. They say the work of being a foster parent can be challenging but very rewarding.
Supermarket chain Aldi has announced plans to open a new store in Chard. Aldi says it’s looking to buy a site of around 1.5 acres in a main road position with good access. Chard is one of 13 towns in Somerset where the supermarket wants to open new stores.
David Bowie fans in Somerset are planning to stage the first-ever David Bowie World Fan Convention. They plan to hold the event in Liverpool in June next year. Organiser, Andy Jones, says the convention will be a fitting tribute to a great artist.
There’s been disappointment for local music fans. Curry Rivel Live that had been due to take place on July 24th has been cancelled following police objections.
The father of a one-month-old baby boy in Chard is to stand trial for the murder of his son. New figures show that just under 1300 crimes were reported to the Police in Yeovil during the final quarter of last year. A night in a prison cell is offered at Shepton Mallet Jail to those who want to be alone this Easter...and more.
Big changes are being made to where taxi ranks in Yeovil are located. Farmers are being told to keep an extra lookout for people acting suspiciously following the latest livestock theft near the Devon and Somerset border. Channel 4’s Location Location Location is coming to Somerset, with anyone looking to buy a property locally invited to apply to be in the show...and more
A 36-year-old man remains in police custody after being arrested on suspicion of a sexual assault in Yeovil. Yeovil Labour Club has had its drinks licence revoked. NHS Somerset has been taking its physiotherapy team around the county to cut waiting times for patients. A men-only cooking course has been launched in Sherborne with all ingredients and equipment provided free of charge...and more
A new banking hub has opened in Crewkerne. South Western Ambulance is asking people to only dial 999 in a life-threatening emergency over the Easter weekend. £1.8 million is being spent improving walking and cycling routes around a major new housing development at Up Mudford in Yeovil...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident in Yeovil in which a man riding an e-bike was injured and later died in hospital. Somerset Fire and Rescue Service says the number of false alarm calls it receives is on the increase. A new micro-pub opens in Chard next week...and more
Yeovil MP Adam Dance is calling for more targeted support for schools in Somerset. Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident near Wells in which a cyclist died. Plans have been approved to convert a former care home in Yeovil into a house of multiple occupation...and more
A man from Yeovil has been jailed for stabbing another man in a pub in the town. Work is underway to help minimize the flood risk at Chard Reservoir. Plans have been submitted to build thirty-six new homes at Sparkford. A new Town Crier is needed in Glastonbury...and more
Work is underway to demolish the Glovers Walk Shopping Centre in Yeovil. A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with drink driving for a third time. Somerset Council has paid £35,000 in compensation for failing to deliver the right support to children with special educational needs. Another shop in Yeovil town centre is closing for good today...and more
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